Awning for the side windows of closed-body automobiles



Aug. 10 1926. 1,595,887 W. R. SPAULDING AWNING FOR THE SIDE WINDOWS OF CLOSED BODY AUTOMOBILES Filed Jan. 7, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 31mm fox,

Aug. 10 1926. 1,595,887

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WILLIAM RUSSELL SPAULDDIG, OF INDE PENDEINCE, K ANSAS, ASSIGNOR TO H. EURLEY, F INDEPENDENCE, KAITISAS.

AWNING FOR THE SIDE WINDOWS OF OL OSED-BODY AUTOMOBILES.

Application filed January 7, 1926. Serial No. 79,842.

This invention relates to awnings for the wa rdly at 10*, 11, inwardly at 10 and Il side windows of closed body automobiles, and then upwardly at 10 and 11, their tersuch as sedans, coupes and the like. minal ends being welded to the shaft sec- Broadly stated, the invention resides in tions 10 and 11 at 10 and 11. A U-shaped providing an awning with a laterally ex spreader 12 is provided with eyes 13 at its tensible frame, that is adapted to engage and ends, and said eyes are journaled upon the I slide in the usual glass-groove of an automohorizontal portions 1O and 11 of the frame bile door or body. More specifically, the in'- sections, (which are constituted by the bent vention resides in roviding a frame of the portions of the stub shafts) and the connect- 10 character indicate together with a springing member 12, of said spreader, is engaged actuated, self-rolling awning, and means for with the lower edge of the awningA. Braces holding the awning in distended or lowered 14 are provided with eyes 15, said eyes beingposition. slidably mounted upon the members 10 and Further objects and advantages of the inw 11 The braces 14 are provided with hooked vention'will be set forth in the detailed deends 16, which are adapted to engage the scription which follows; spreader 12 and hold the awning in lowered to In the accompanying drawing or distended position against the tension of Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an awning a winding spring 17 (see Fig. 5) that is lo constructed in accordance with the invention cated in the roller 9. One end of the spring 20 and showing it in its open or, lowered posi- 17 is secured to a collar 18 that is fast upon tion, the stub shaft -10, and the other end of this ,Fig. 2is a perspective view of the awning spring engages a plug 19, that is secured to showing the same in nearly raised or close and turns with the'roller. When the awning position, is drawn down to the position illustrated in 25 Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a part of an Fi 1, the spring is placed under tension automobile showing the awning mounted in an it constantly tends to rotate the roller, the glass-grooves of the door of such autoto wind the awning to closed position. mob le, I The stub-shaft section 11 passes through a Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view plug 20, in the right-hand end of the roller ao through the frame of the door of Fig. 3, 9. This shaft section is provided with acolshowin the awning mounted therein, and lar 21, and a spring 22 bears between said Fi g is a sectional view through the rollcollar and a block 23 that is secured to roller 0 the awning. er 9. Plug 20 and block 23 constitute the Like numerals designate correspbndin means by which the roller is journaled for 35 parts in all of the figures of the drawings. rotation upon the shaft section 11. Howautomobile body, '6 the name of the door, and the parts associated therewith, are caand 7 the usual vertically sliding glass, pable of limited inward movement with reconstituting a art of the door. Glass 7 spect to the roller. This permits of the 4 slides in vertica grooves 8 of the frame of ready engagement of the awning frame as a the door and, with the glass 7 lowered, I whole in the glass-grooves 8, it being unutilize these grooves to receive the frame derstood that the vertical member 10 may be of the awning of my invention. engaged in the glass-groove, at one side of Referring now more particularly to Figs. the doorway, and the vertical member 11,

45 1 and 2, it will be seen that the awning web and the parts associated therewith, be thrust In the drawings, 5 desifgnates a part of an ever, it is to be noted that this shaft section, 85 i A is wound upon a roller 9 and that the said inwardly against the tension of the spring roller is mounted to turn upon the two hori- 22, to. such an extent that said member 11 zontally disposed stub shaft sections 10and may be brought into alignment with the 11. These stub-shaft sections are bent downglass-groove 8, adjacent thereto. When the shaft section is released, the spring 22 acts to thrust it outwardly and bring about a secure mounting of the awning frame in said glass-grooves. When so mounted, the awning frame may be moved up or down, in said glass-grooves, to whatever position may be best suited to shield the occupant of the automobile from the sun. It will be observed that when the braces 14 are released, and the spring 17 is permitted to act to wind the awning upon the roller 9, the structure. is brought to very compact form and may be be readily carried in the luggage compartment of the automobile. The structure is of such a nature that it may be easily and quickly removed if the approach of a storm renders the closing of the glass of the automobile d'oor necessar while when in place it materially adds to t e pleasure and comfort of ridin by shielding the occupant of the automobile from the sun when the sun is shining from the side.

It is to-be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise construction set forth but that it includes within its purview whatever changes fairly come Within either the terms or the spirit of the appended claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim is 1. A structure of the character described comprising a spring wound roller, an awning thereon and a supporting mounting for the roller which is longitudinally extensible with respect to said roller, said mounting comprising vertically disposed elongated members of such shape and dimensions as to permit them to enter and slide within the usual glass grooves of an automobile door and engageable in said grooves by the separation of said members longitudinally of the roller.

2. A device of the character described comprisin a roller and a two-part frame upon whic said roller is journaled, each of said parts comprising a stubshaft section, and a vertically disposed member, said vertically disposed members being adapted to engage and, slide in the usual glass-grooves of an automobile door.

3. A structure as recited in claim 2, in combination with spring means tending to force the two parts of the frame away from each other.

4. A device of the character described, comprisin a two-part frame. a spring-a0 tuated rol l er journaled thereon, an awning web upon said roller, s ring means within the roller, tending to force the two parts of the frame a art, a spreader member connected to the fi'ee edge of the awning, and hinged to the frame sections, and braces carried by the frame sections and adapted to engage the spreader member.

5. A device of the character described,

comprising a two-part frame, a spring-actuated roller journaled thereon, an awning web upon said roller, spring means within the roller, tending to force the two parts of the frame apart, a spread r member con nected to the free edge of the awning, and hinged to the frame sections. and braces extending between the spreader section and the frame section. 7

6. A device of the character described comprising, in combination, a hollow roller, an awning web thereon, a pair of frame sections, each comprising a horizontally disposed stub shaft, and each of said stub shafts being bent at its outer end, first downwardly to constitute a vertical member, then inwardly to constitute a horizontal member, and then upwardly to constitute a second vertical member, a U-shaped spreader member engaged with the lower edge of the awning and having eyes at its ends to engage with'the said horizontally bent portions of the frame sections, braces having hooked outer ends adapted to engage the spreader section and having eyes at their inner ends which are slidablv en aged with the last named vertical member 0 the frame sections, a winding spring within the roller, engaged with said roller and with one of the stub-shaft sections, and a compression spring within the roller acting to thrust the other of the stub-shaft sections, outwardly.

7. A device of the character described com rising a hollow roller, a pair of stubsha t sections upon which said roller is journaled, a winding spring within the roll er, engaged with one of the stub-shaft sections and tending to turn said roller, and a compression spring within the roller tending to thrust the other of the stub-shaft sections, outwardly, said stub-shaft sections carrying vertical members adapted to engage in the glass-grooves of an automobile.

8. A structure of the character described comprising a roller, an awning thereon, a supporting mounting for the roller which is extensible longitudinally of the roller and, a spreader for holding the awning in lowered position, said mounting comprising a pair of members having portions of a nature and dimensions to permit them to enter the glass grooves of an automobile door under the said longitudinally extension of the supporting mounting, said members extending such distance below the level of the roller as to provide an extended bearing in the glass grooves and to constitute a point of attachment for the inner ends of the spreader.

9. A structure of the character described comprising an awning web, a horizontal structure constituting a point of attachment for the upper edge of said web, a U-shaped spreader to which the lower edge of the web is attached and vertical members at the ill of the horizonte'i structure em eh respect to the length of seid vertically and downwardly means: hingedly connecting the 0:5? the spreader to the lower portions 1 Md members, said members comprising portions: of a. nature and dimensions to permit them to enter the glass grooves of an mm mobile structure under movement of said .rembers away from each other 10. A structure eswrecited in claim 9 in combination with spring means tending to move said members apart In testimony whereof I efiix my signature.

WILLIAM RUSSELL SPAULDING. 

